The Gay Church-Hunter’s Paradox
By Gregory Coles. This blog post is adapted from an excerpt of Greg’s new book No Longer Strangers. Used with permission. How am I supposed to go church-hunting as an openly gay person living by a historic biblical sexual ethic? This isn’t one of those clever opening questions I plan to answer later […]
The Tavistock Controversy: A Follow-Up Report
By Dr. Paul R. Eddy and Dr. Preston Sprinkle. In September, we posted a piece on the controversy involving the Tavistock’s London-based Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), the primary UK gender clinic serving gender-nonconforming children.[i] We noted that the controversy was gaining increased public attention due to a lawsuit filed against the GIDS. The claimants […]
Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say
Writing a book is hard work. Writing a book on a controversial topic is even harder. Writing a book on transgender identities—especially as someone who doesn’t identify as trans*—has been the most difficult writing task I’ve ever taken on. And on February 1st, the culmination of my journey, a book titled Embodied, will be released. […]
Youth Project on Christian Sexuality
Hey friends, We just wrapped up 10 days of filming for our youth project titled “Christian Sexuality.” Christian Sexuality is a comprehensive, video-based, conversational curriculum focused on helping youth (ages 13-18) engage God’s vision for sex, sexuality, and gender in a way that’s relational, down to earth, biblical, and compelling. This 12 week […]
Listen Now: Born Again This Way with Rachel Gilson
This week I had an amazing conversation with Rachel Gilson on my podcast, Theology in the Raw. Rachel is part of the collaborative team for The Center and the Director of Theological Development for CRU in the Northeast. Her new book “Born Again This Way” comes out on March 1, and is available for […]
The Marriage of Church and State
The following article is written by Dr. Branson Parler. Branson serves as Professor of Theological Studies at Kuyper College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and also serves as Director of Faith Formation at Fourth Reformed Church in Grand Rapids. Find more of his work at bransonparler.com What does marriage mean? And how does our practice of weddings […]
Reconciled Reconcilers
The following article is written by Rachel Gilson. Rachel serves on the leadership team for theological development and culture with Cru. You can find more of her writing at rachelgilson.com. Nothing can rip us up quite like the tension between a desire to share the gospel with our gay friends and the fear that to […]
Sex, Gender, and Transgender Experiences: Part 3—Gender Identity
This is part 3 in an ongoing series on gender by Dr. Preston Sprinkle. Click here to see the first post. In my previous post, I wrestled with the first two of the following three concepts: To repeat, the existence non-intersex humans as male and female is one of the only widely accepted facts across […]
Sex, Gender, and Transgender Experiences: Part 2—Biological Sex and Gender Role
This is part 2 in an ongoing series on gender by Dr. Preston Sprinkle. Click here to see the first post. What is gender, and how is it related to sex? In my previous post, we saw that the definition of biological sex is widely agreed upon, the same is not true of […]
Sex, Gender, and Transgender Experiences: Part 1—Biological Sex
I’m going to do two things that I thought I’d never do: blog about gender and allow for comments. Don’t get me wrong. I love getting feedback, especially critical feedback. But as you might know, the comment section on blogs can be a dumping ground for dehumanizing rhetoric, and the topic of gender seems to […]